Indian Army's Northern Command honored soldiers for bravery and service at an investiture ceremony in Prayagraj. Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar presented awards and urged all to uphold army values.
Northern army commander was visiting forward areas in the Rajouri sector to review the operational preparedness in the light of the prevailing security situation, said defence spokesperson Lt Col Suneel Bartwal
During a sortie, General Officer Commanding in Chief of Northern Command took off from Poonch but the chopper developed a snag and crash landed in a ravine
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed prevailing security scenario at a joint security review meet here in the aftermath of terror ambush at Surankote on Thursday that left four soldiers dead and three injured and Friday’s custodial deaths of three civilians in an army camp.
Lieutenant general Dwivedi said, “We are always operationally prepared on the Line of Control (LOC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC) to meet any challenges with Pakistan and China”